Song: NEW WAY TO FLY
Author: Garth Brooks
Performer: Garth Brooks
CD: "No Fences" 1990 Capitol
Submitted: jdkennedy77@aol.com
Notes: Played open but easier if you capo 1st fret.
Chords refer to finger position, not key. The "1" in chord
refers to the capo.
Finger Position: A E D Dbm Bm Fm
Actual chord: (Bb) (F) (D#) (Dm) (Cm) (F#m)
E -----1-----1-----1-----X-----X-----3-----
A -----1-----3-----1-----5-----3-----5-----
D -----3-----3-----1-----7-----5-----5-----
G -----3-----2-----3-----7-----5-----3-----
B -----3-----1-----4-----6-----4-----3-----
E -----1-----1-----3-----5-----3-----3-----
NEW WAY TO FLY by Garth Brooks
Intro: A
1st verse:
A E
Like birds on the high line they line up at nighttime at the bar.
A
They all once were lovebirds, now bluebirds are all that they are.
D Dbm Bm
They landed in hell and in it they fell from love’s sky.
A E A E
Now, they hope in a while that they’ll find a new way to fly.
CHORUS:
A Fm
A new way to fly far away from goodbye.
D E
A E
Above the clouds and the rain, the memories and pain and the tears that they
cry.
A Fm
Now the lessons been learned. They’ve all crashed and burned.
D E A
They’d leave it behind if they could just find a new way to fly.
2nd verse:
A E
By the end of the night they’ll be high as a kite once again.
A
And they don’t seem to mind all the time or the money they spend.
D Dbm Bm
It’s a high price to pay to just find a way to get by.
A E A E
But it’s worth every night if they find a new way to fly.
CHORUS
D E A
They’ll leave it behind as soon as they find a new way to fly.